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Certain comfortable expositions of the constant martyr of Christ, M. John Hooper, Bishop of…Certeine comfortable expositions of the constant martyr of Christ, M. Iohn Hooper, Bishop of…
Certain comfortable expositions of the constant martyr of Christ, M. John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester written in the time of his tribulation and imprisonment, upon the XXIII. LXII. LXXIII. and LXXVII. Psalms of the prophet David.Certeine comfortable expositions of the constant martyr of Christ, M. Iohn Hooper, Bishop of Glocester and Worcester written in the time of his tribulation and imprisonment, vpon the XXIII. LXII. LXXIII. and LXXVII. Psalmes of the prophet Dauid.
London: printed by Henry Middleton, 1580London: printed by Henrie Middleton, 1580
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Commentary Psalm 77 › Body of exposition › Part 4 (verses 10-20): ¶The fourth part.
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Generally, the word of God rebuketh sin, and calleth sinners to repentance: particularly it showeth unto us, how that David, Peter, Mary ⟨p. 123⟩Magdalen and others repented. But to us those sorrows and repentance do no good:1 except we every man singularly, repent and be sorrowful for his sins. For it is not another mans sickness that maketh me sick,2 nor another mans health that maketh me whole: no more is any other mans repentance my repentance, or any other mans faith my faith: but I must repent, & I must believe my self to feel sorrowfulness for sin by the law, & remission thereof by faith in Christ. So that every private man must be in repentance, sorry with the true repentant sorry: and faithful, with the true faithful. For as God himself is towards man: so be all his works and promises.3 For look to whom God is merciful, to the same be all his promises comfortable: and to whom God is severe and rigorous, to the same Gods threatenings be terrible, and his justice fearful. As king David sayeth,4 With the holy, thou wilt be holy: and with the innocent; thou wilt be innocent: with the chosen, thou wilt be chosen: and with the perverse, thou wilt be perverse.
Generally, the worde of God rebuketh sinne, and calleth sinners to repentaunce: particularly it sheweth vnto vs, howe that Dauid, Peter, Marie ⟨p. 123⟩Magdalen and others repented. But to vs those sorrowes and repentaunce do no good:1 except we euery man singularly, repent and be sorrowfull for his sinnes. For it is not another mans sicknesse that maketh me sicke,2 nor another mans health that maketh me whole: no more is any other mans repentance my repentance, or any other mans fayth my fayth: but I must repent, & I must beléeue my selfe to féele sorrowfulnesse for sinne by the law, & remission therof by faith in Christ. So that euerie priuate man must be in repentaunce, sorrie with the true repentaunt sorrie: and faithfull, with the true faithfull. For as God himselfe is towardes man: so be all his workes and promises.